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Gosforth Cross
Gosforth, North West England
A tall carved Viking cross in a village churchyard.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
The 10th-century Gosforth Cross stands in St Mary's churchyard and is covered in Norse mythology carvings. It is among the tallest Viking crosses in England. The church is open and free to enter.
Good to know
- Also look inside the church for hogback tombs
- Getting there
- Village centre, parking on street
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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